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• Contents
• Introduction
  • Goals
  • Sources
  • Methods
  • Conclusions
• Costumes
  • Introduction
  • Procurement
  • Fabrics
  • Color
  • Patterns
  • Fitting
  • Rehearsal Clothing
  • Design
    * How to Begin
    * Color
    * Practicality
    * Documents
• The Set
  • Introduction
  • Set Pieces
    * Platforms
    * Flats
    * Stairs
    * Rakes
    * Other Structures
    * Floor Coverings
  • Construction
    * Materials
    * Tools
  • Finishing
    * Painting
  • Draperies
  • Design
    * How to Begin
    * Documents
    * Computer-Aided Design
  • A Typical Set Construction at WPI
• Rigging
  • Introduction
  • Common Rigging Hardware
    * Rope
    * Wire Rope
    * Thimbles, Wire Rope Clips, and Swages
    * Shackles, Turnbuckles and Hooks
    * Chain & Rapid Links
    * Slings
  • Fly Methods
    * Non-Counterweighted Pulley Systems
    * Counterweighted Fly Systems
    * Lifts
    * Chain Motors
  • Flying Set Pieces
• Lighting
  • Introduction
  • Lighting Instruments
    * Scoops
    * Cyclorama Lights
    * Parabolic Reflector Cans
    * Fresnel Spotlights
    * Ellipsoidal Reflector Spotlights
    * Automated Instruments
  • Color
    * Color Theory
    * Primary, Secondary and Complementary Colors of Light
    * Light Mixing
    * Practical Use of Color
  • Patterns
  • Dimmers
    * Dimmer History
  • Cables and Connectors
  • Lighting Boards
  • Control
  • Design
    * Washes
    * Specials
    * Cyclorama Lighting
    * Color
    * Lighting Angle
    * Simulating Exteriors
    * Lighting Design Paperwork
    * Computer-Aided Lighting Design
  • A Typical Lighting Hang at WPI
• Audio
  • Introduction
  • Input
    * Microphones
    * Analog Tape
    * Digital Audio Tape (DAT)
    * Compact Disc (CD)
    * Mini-Disc (MD)
    * Digital Samplers
    * Computer Sound Cards
  • Mixing Boards
  • Signal Processing Equipment
    * Equalizers
    * Compressors and Limiters
    * Noise Gates
    * Effects Processors
  • Output
    * Power Amplifiers
    * Speakers
    * Crossovers
  • Cabling and Connectors
    * Line-Level
    * Speaker-Level
  • Automation
  • Design
    * Creating and Obtaining Effects
    * Editing and Processing Effects
    * Designing the Sound System
  • A Typical Audio Setup at WPI
• Power
  • Introduction
  • Basic Theory
  • Power Feeds
  • Power Distribution Boxes
  • Power Protection
  • Important Considerations
• Special Effects
  • Introduction
  • Animated Costuming
  • Smoke and Fog
  • Pyrotechnics
• Acknowledgements
• References
• List of Figures
• Index
• About this document ...

Steve Richardson 2000-07-06

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• Contents
• Introduction
  • Goals
  • Sources
  • Methods
  • Conclusions
• Costumes
  • Introduction
  • Procurement
  • Fabrics
  • Color
  • Patterns
  • Fitting
  • Rehearsal Clothing
  • Design
    * How to Begin
    * Color
    * Practicality
    * Documents
• The Set
  • Introduction
  • Set Pieces
    * Platforms
    * Flats
    * Stairs
    * Rakes
    * Other Structures
    * Floor Coverings
  • Construction
    * Materials
    * Tools
  • Finishing
    * Painting
    * Types of Paint
    * Mixing Paints
    * Applying Paint
  • Draperies
  • Design
    * How to Begin
    * Documents
    * Computer-Aided Design
  • A Typical Set Construction at WPI
• Rigging
  • Introduction
  • Common Rigging Hardware
    * Rope
    * Wire Rope
    * Thimbles, Wire Rope Clips, and Swages
    * Shackles, Turnbuckles and Hooks
    * Chain & Rapid Links
    * Slings
  • Fly Methods
    * Non-Counterweighted Pulley Systems
    * Counterweighted Fly Systems
    * Lifts
    * Chain Motors
  • Flying Set Pieces
• Lighting
  • Introduction
  • Lighting Instruments
    * Scoops
    * Cyclorama Lights
    * Parabolic Reflector Cans
    * Fresnel Spotlights
    * Ellipsoidal Reflector Spotlights
    * Automated Instruments
  • Color
    * Color Theory
    * Primary, Secondary and Complementary Colors of Light
    * Light Mixing
    * Practical Use of Color
    * Glass, Gelatine and Plastics
    * Dichroic Color Filters
  • Patterns
  • Dimmers
    * Dimmer History
  • Cables and Connectors
  • Lighting Boards
  • Control
  • Design
    * Washes
    * Specials
    * Cyclorama Lighting
    * Color
    * Lighting Angle
    * Simulating Exteriors
    * Lighting Design Paperwork
    * Shop Order
    * Instrument Plots
    * Focus Sheets
    * Computer-Aided Lighting Design
  • A Typical Lighting Hang at WPI
• Audio
  • Introduction
  • Input
    * Microphones
    * Converting Sound to Electricity
    * Directionality
    * Analog Tape
    * Digital Audio Tape (DAT)
    * Compact Disc (CD)
    * Mini-Disc (MD)
    * Digital Samplers
    * Computer Sound Cards
  • Mixing Boards
  • Signal Processing Equipment
    * Equalizers
    * Compressors and Limiters
    * Noise Gates
    * Effects Processors
  • Output
    * Power Amplifiers
    * Speakers
    * Crossovers
  • Cabling and Connectors
    * Line-Level
    * Speaker-Level
  • Automation
  • Design
    * Creating and Obtaining Effects
    * Editing and Processing Effects
    * Designing the Sound System
    * The Input Section
    * Signal Processing
    * The Output Section
  • A Typical Audio Setup at WPI
• Power
  • Introduction
  • Basic Theory
  • Power Feeds
  • Power Distribution Boxes
  • Power Protection
  • Important Considerations
• Special Effects
  • Introduction
  • Animated Costuming
  • Smoke and Fog
  • Pyrotechnics
• Acknowledgements
• References
• List of Figures
• Index
• About this document ...